Microsoft Pays Businesses to Use Live Search

iMav · 20-03-2007, 10:44 PM

Microsoft is offering businesses money to not use Google

Word of the program first came from John Battelle’s Searchblog, which features description and pictures outlining Microsoft’s “Service Credits for Web Search.” As quoted in the entry, Microsoft is pushing its plan with the following overview:

Employees search the web daily with tools from Google, Microsoft, or Yahoo. OEMs and web sites are already earning credits based on searches that their users bring. Now, your organization can earn credits for Microsoft web searches and redeem them for Microsoft or preferred partner deployment and training services. More searches earns more credits towards the services you value.

A couple of examples of service credit show that a company with 10,000 enrolled PCs could earn credit of $120,000, with larger companies able to earn even more.

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nik_for_you · 21-03-2007, 03:57 PM

planet hutch also added live search

NucleusKore · 21-03-2007, 05:34 PM

Is it legal? Using financial muscle like that?!

20-03-2007, 10:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
iMav The Devil's Advocate Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Masti Ki Paathshaala Posts: 7,015	Microsoft Pays Businesses to Use Live Search Microsoft is offering businesses money to not use Google Word of the program first came from John Battelle’s Searchblog, which features description and pictures outlining Microsoft’s “Service Credits for Web Search.” As quoted in the entry, Microsoft is pushing its plan with the following overview: Employees search the web daily with tools from Google, Microsoft, or Yahoo. OEMs and web sites are already earning credits based on searches that their users bring. Now, your organization can earn credits for Microsoft web searches and redeem them for Microsoft or preferred partner deployment and training services. More searches earns more credits towards the services you value. A couple of examples of service credit show that a company with 10,000 enrolled PCs could earn credit of $120,000, with larger companies able to earn even more. Source __________________ "The problem that shows up with the three red lights on the console is a complex interaction with some very complex parts.” - Robbie Bach http://beingmanan.com twitter: manan \| Last.FM: manan

21-03-2007, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
nik_for_you In The Zone Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Paris Posts: 313	Re: Microsoft Pays Businesses to Use Live Search planet hutch also added live search __________________ I AM REBEL

21-03-2007, 05:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
NucleusKore TheSaint Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Antigua Posts: 3,444	Re: Microsoft Pays Businesses to Use Live Search Is it legal? Using financial muscle like that?! __________________ http://www.neville.in http://www.linuxrocks.in "The Future Is Open"

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